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Mrs. George Fisk person

born: [1888-01-01,1889-01-01)died/dissolved: [1888-01-01,1889-01-01)id: p_mrs-george-fisk_72c7d3

also known as: Mrs. George Fisk

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Summary:  Wife of stockman near Wilcox who committed suicide after being bitten by a mad coyote.
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Claims (8)

died_in

suicide by gunshot to head1888-06-08
cited from Mrs… (1888)
to await the action of the grand jury. Bessie assaulted her victim with a stone tied up in a towel, and after knocking Ruby senseless beat her in a shameful manner. Her scalp is cut to the skull in different places and her face is badly …
cited from Mrs… (1888)
places and her face is badly beaten up. Bessie is out on bail. Mrs. George Fisk, wife of a stockman near Wilcox, who w~as bitten by a mad coyote, sui- cided rather than die with hydrophobia. She shot herself through the head. From the June…
suicide by shooting herself through the head after being bitten by a mad coyote
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1888-06-01 (1888)
uesday by Tom Dowd, G. W. Wheatley and Cash Keen, for shooting up the camp. Three or four weeks ago he fired into a party of Mexicans, wounding one of them. Of course it was all done in fun, but John may find it a. pretty serious affa…

killed_by

suicide
cited from Mrs… (1888)
Mrs. George Fisk, wife of a stockman near Wilcox, who w~as bitten by a mad coyote, sui- cided rather than die with hydrophobia. She shot herself through the head.

lived_at

Wilcox1888-06-08
cited from Mrs… (1888)
to await the action of the grand jury. Bessie assaulted her victim with a stone tied up in a towel, and after knocking Ruby senseless beat her in a shameful manner. Her scalp is cut to the skull in different places and her face is badly …

married_to

George Fisk1888-06-08
cited from Mrs… (1888)
to await the action of the grand jury. Bessie assaulted her victim with a stone tied up in a towel, and after knocking Ruby senseless beat her in a shameful manner. Her scalp is cut to the skull in different places and her face is badly …
cited from Mrs… (1888)
Mrs. George Fisk, wife of a stockman near Wilcox, who w~as bitten by a mad coyote, sui- cided rather than die with hydrophobia. She shot herself through the head.
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1888-06-01 (1888)
uesday by Tom Dowd, G. W. Wheatley and Cash Keen, for shooting up the camp. Three or four weeks ago he fired into a party of Mexicans, wounding one of them. Of course it was all done in fun, but John may find it a. pretty serious affa…

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Mrs…

1888 · newspaper · public-domain

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1888 · newspaper · public-domain · details

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